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Hi guys !
This is my stats so far.
cGPA: 3.63 (should be 3.7 by the end of Spring 2016)
sGPA: 3.70 (I am not sure but it should be around 3.75 or more by the end of Spring 2016)
MCAT: Haven't taken yet
EC:
2 years of computer tutoring at a cc.
2 years of clinical volunteering at a local hospital (~200 hrs)
6 months of clinical volunteering at the same hospital's ICU (different department, ~100 hrs)
2 months of volunteering at the same hospital's specialty pharmacy (~50 hrs)
1 year of clinical volunteering at OHSU's mICU (~250 hrs)
1 year of research at PSU's chemistry lab (no publication/poster, this should amount around 250 hrs as I still have nightmares about standing by a chromatography column for 6 hours).
Ongoing volunteering at The Oregon POLST Registry (should have around 100 hrs by time of applying)
Ongoing research assistant/clinical volunteering with a Speech Pathologist PhD at OHSU (should have around 200-300 hours by time of applying).
I am kinda stressing out right now as I have a feeling that my current EC right now isn't enough. So I am an Oregon resident, currently in my 5th year finishing up my second degree in Biology (First one is Biochemistry). I was a late-starter as I realized my urge to become a physician quite late as compared to other fellow pre-med students (around 2012), thus all of those volunteering hours I have accumulated are within the past 3 years. I am planning to take a gap year to raise my GPA a little bit and will be applying next May of 2017. So basically I have a year and a half until submitting my application. What should I be focusing on ? Should I be taking on more volunteering hours or be focusing on non-clinical volunteering experience ? I know that I haven't done any shadowing yet and I will starting by the end of this Winter term.
This is my stats so far.
cGPA: 3.63 (should be 3.7 by the end of Spring 2016)
sGPA: 3.70 (I am not sure but it should be around 3.75 or more by the end of Spring 2016)
MCAT: Haven't taken yet
EC:
2 years of computer tutoring at a cc.
2 years of clinical volunteering at a local hospital (~200 hrs)
6 months of clinical volunteering at the same hospital's ICU (different department, ~100 hrs)
2 months of volunteering at the same hospital's specialty pharmacy (~50 hrs)
1 year of clinical volunteering at OHSU's mICU (~250 hrs)
1 year of research at PSU's chemistry lab (no publication/poster, this should amount around 250 hrs as I still have nightmares about standing by a chromatography column for 6 hours).
Ongoing volunteering at The Oregon POLST Registry (should have around 100 hrs by time of applying)
Ongoing research assistant/clinical volunteering with a Speech Pathologist PhD at OHSU (should have around 200-300 hours by time of applying).
I am kinda stressing out right now as I have a feeling that my current EC right now isn't enough. So I am an Oregon resident, currently in my 5th year finishing up my second degree in Biology (First one is Biochemistry). I was a late-starter as I realized my urge to become a physician quite late as compared to other fellow pre-med students (around 2012), thus all of those volunteering hours I have accumulated are within the past 3 years. I am planning to take a gap year to raise my GPA a little bit and will be applying next May of 2017. So basically I have a year and a half until submitting my application. What should I be focusing on ? Should I be taking on more volunteering hours or be focusing on non-clinical volunteering experience ? I know that I haven't done any shadowing yet and I will starting by the end of this Winter term.